[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 58 (Thursday, May 12, 1994)]
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               TRIBUTE TO GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT

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                       HON. GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 1994

  Mr. SANGMEISTER. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to salute an 
outstanding young woman who has been honored with the Girl Scouts of 
the U.S.A. Gold Award by Trailways Girl Scout Council, in Joliet, IL. 
She is Carrie Villringer of Girl Scout Troop 230.
  She is being honored on May 19, 1994 for earning the highest 
achievement award in Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Gold Award 
symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, 
community service, career planning, and personal development. The Girl 
Scout Gold Award can be earned by girls age 14-17 or in grades 9-12.
  Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., an organization serving over 2.6 million 
girls, has awarded more than 20,000 Girl Scout Gold Awards to Senior 
Girl Scouts since the inception of the program in 1980. To receive the 
award, a Girl Scout must fulfill five requirements: Earn four interest 
project patches, earn the Career Exploration pin, earn the Senior Girl 
Scout Leadership Award, earn the Senior Girl Scout Challenge, and 
design and implement a Girl Scout Gold Award project. A plan for 
fulfilling the requirements of the award is created by the Senior Girl 
Scout and is carried out through close cooperation between the girl and 
an adult Girl Scout volunteer.
  As a member of the Trailways Girl Scout Council, Carrie began working 
toward the Girl Scout Gold Award in November, 1993. She completed her 
project in the areas of the out-of-doors and the environment. She first 
attended a detailed training hosted by Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and 
then returned home to develop a reforestation project/manual to be used 
at a 230-acre site owned by her council. Her project includes all 
aspects of tree planting; selection, actual planting, and maintenance.
  The earning of the Girl Scout Gold Award is a major accomplishment 
for Carrie, and I believe she should receive the public recognition due 
her for this significant service to her community and her country.

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